This report was previously published by BP.
Figures based on gross output.
* Other includes sources not specified elsewhere e.g. pumped hydro, non-renewable waste and statistical discrepancies.
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Electricity generation in South & Central America 2024, by source
In 2024, hydropower dominated the electricity generation in Central and South America, accounting for approximately 50 percent of the region's gross output. Meanwhile, nuclear energy accounted for nearly two percent of the electricity generated in the region. That year, Brazil was by far the largest electricity producer in the region.
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